>"
> At the PAustric level, the 'bend, curve' root was probably
> *kV, with *kuk and *kuq suffixed derivatives thereof.
> Affixation of the latter produced *kunk and *kunq, whence *ku?.
> "
> http://www.angelfire.com/rant/tgpedersen/Hng.html
>
> Odd, isn't it? It would seem the words for fishing with hook and
line
> like many other waterfront words is an import from SE Asia, along
> with the technique, obviously.
>
A further oddity:
Hayes is forced to somehow accomodate two similar roots, ending in -g
and -k.
American Heritage (ultimately Pokorny) is also forced to somehow
accomodate two similar roots, ending in -g and -k:
http://www.bartleby.com/61/roots/IE219.html (*kenk-)
doesn't, but should have (Dutch 'hankeren'):
http://www.bartleby.com/61/roots/IE237.html (*konk-) ;
this has two similar roots too, but ending in -g^h and -gh:
http://www.bartleby.com/61/roots/IE18.html
and this peculiarity is shared with another 'waterfront' word:
http://www.bartleby.com/61/roots/IE371.html (*pag-, *pak-).
http://www.angelfire.com/rant/tgpedersen/Hp.html
Torsten